Doug Flutie Quotes

#1. The more chances you get, the more comfortable you feel. I?m ready to go out there if something happens. I?ll feel comfortable if I am ever called on.

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#2. A guy that's undersized has to prove himself right away.

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#3. The trouble is that right now I want to put as much work into football as I can. It's very important for me to get off to a good start. By the same token, I feel a responsibility to handle the media and those sort of things.

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#4. It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.

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#5. The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.

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#6. There's nothing better than excelling at a game you love. There's nothing worse than thinking your accomplishments as a player outweigh your responsibilities as a person.

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#7. But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.

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#8. My favorite song to play is 'Smokin' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.

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#9. Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always had that ability to move on to the next thing.

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#10. All of those guys who told me that I was too short and how complicated the game was, it is not that complicated. It is the same game I have always played.

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#11. The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it.

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#12. I think the only time I doubted myself was my senior year in high school. I was not offered a Division I scholarship. I remember a scout from Ohio State coming in and looking at my film. He was all excited to meet me. Then he met me and I was 5'10 and he said that I was not a Division I quarterback.

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#13. Any game is important to me. At Boston College, when I went out for the spring games, I wanted to win. Maybe it is more important than other preseason games. It's just that everyone is expecting a lot from me in my first week of professional football. I want to confirm my expectations.

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#14. The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.

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#15. My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.'

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#16. The public doesn't care about my size. It's just something for the media to talk about.

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#17. My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running.

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#18. It's nice to have a situation where you can make it fun.

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#19. I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.

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#20. That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.

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#21. When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in.

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#22. Always do your best because a pat on the back is real close to a kick in the pants.

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